bide time
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The message to her is that if there isn’t anything good out there to buy, investors should just sit tight and be patient— such as bide time in T-bills.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 19, 2025
Here, destitute migrants from around the world bide time as they wait for the opportunity to request asylum at the U.S. border.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2024
Sluka half-rolled to his left to bide time before launching an arcing pass down the right side where Coker made a high-point catch over four defenders at the 1 and lunged into the end zone.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2022
That election will have a significant bearing on the future policy, so investors with specific French exposure may bide time before taking a view.
From Reuters ● Apr. 24, 2022
He had perfect confidence in the ultimate triumph of the truth; he was always willing to tie fast to it, according as he could see it, and then to bide time with it.
From Abraham Lincoln, Volume I by John T. (John Torrey) Morse
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